Functional health and symptoms in Spain before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on wellbeing and health has so far been studied using mostly cross-sectional designs. To place recent findings into context, we compared symptoms and functional health status in two independent samples assessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Participants were recruited via an online panel using quota sampling. We assessed symptoms, functional health, and global quality of life with the EORTC QLQ-C30 in two general population samples in Spain (collected in July 2019 and April 2020). We also assessed several COVID-19 related variables, such as adherence to social distancing.

Results

Data from N = 1010 participants before the pandemic (mean age 47.1 years, 50.5% female) were compared w

SUBMITTER: Lehmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8087887 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature